More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to the state’s minimum wage takes effect.
Over 100,000 Oregonians Get Pay Raise on New Year’s Day Read More »
There are many ways to analyze the growing income inequality gap in Oregon. Here is one that could leave you feeling pangs of hunger: the distribution of capital gains income.
If Oregon Capital Gains Income Were a Pizza . . . Read More »
The latest iteration of the Oregon Business Plan prepared for the 2011 Leadership Summit, a gathering of Oregon business and political leaders, is remarkable for what it leaves out.
It’s Business as Usual If You Ignore Income Inequality and Poverty Read More »
New data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that 46,700 Oregonians will loose federal unemployment insurance benefits under the U.S. House-passed bill. Read 3.3 Million Things Wrong with the House Unemployment Insurance Bill and/or UI Cuts by State Under the R’s Plan for Extension and discuss here.
46,700 Oregonians may learn 3.3 million reasons why US House unemployment bill is wrong Read More »
News Release “This holiday season, don’t let the Grinch get away with stealing your wages. Report him to state authorities.” That’s the message that the Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft has for the many temporary workers that retailers turn to for help during the holiday shopping season. The warning comes amid new analysis by
Retail Workers Warned to Beware of Wage Thieves This Holiday Season Read More »
View the full report with charts and graphs: Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income Inequality Soars A View of the State of Working Oregon The past three decades in Oregon, as elsewhere, are in large measure a story of surging income inequality. As the income of the fortunate few at the top
Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income Inequality Soars Read More »
The success of Oregon’s recent health reform legislation assumes that a “transformation” of the health care delivery system can improve health outcomes while significantly reducing costs. That transformation hinges on the creation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs).
Many of the nation’s Fortune 500 companies — including Intel, Oregon’s largest private employer — have paid little or no state income taxes in recent years despite reporting large profits to their shareholders, according to a report released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ).
Major Corporations, Including Intel, Pay No State Income Taxes Read More »
Today, the interim House and Senate Revenue Committees received a report from the Legislative Revenue Office on the impacts of Measures 66 and 67 (PDF).
455 Million Reasons to Say “Thank You” to Voters Read More »
Oregon state income taxes hit working poor and near-poor families harder than income taxes in most other states.[1] Oregon’s tax threshold, the level at which families begin to pay income taxes, is low compared to most states.
Oregon Income Taxes Reach Into Poverty Read More »
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